Ministry of Railways announced 40 pairs of new special trains (80 trains), the train reservation went live today. These special trains will start running from 12 September. These will be fully reserved trains. These 80 new trains will be in addition to 230 special trains already in operation, said YadavContinue Reading
The Department of Posts has launched Five Star Villages scheme to ensure coverage of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of the country. The scheme seeks to bridge the gaps in public awareness and reach of postal products and services, especially in interior villages. Under the scheme, all postal productsContinue Reading
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2014 was awarded to Jean Tirole “for his analysis of market power and regulation”. Press Release 13 October 2014 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in MemoryContinue Reading
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 goes to three persons named Edvard I. Moser, May-Britt Moser & John O’Keefe The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O’Keefe, the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser ” forContinue Reading
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2178 (2014) at a special sitting of the UNSC where most members were represented by their heads of state and the meeting itself was chaired by President Obama.ScreenClip[22] The resolution was passed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter whichContinue Reading
Ajay Shriram: Chairman and senior Managing Director of DCM Shriram Ltd, he has been elected President of CII for the year 2014-15.Continue Reading
Current Affairs to know! Union Government to introduce National Policy on Drug Abuse Three NRIs Honoured by Indian High Commission in London on World Hindi Day 2013 Tiger Woods Won Arnold Palmer Invitational 2013; Regained World Number 1 Ranking Apple bought Indoor Mapping firm WiFiSlam for 20 Million Dollar TwoContinue Reading
India and World Bank signed a Deal for Karnataka Watershed Development Project ii Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Acquired Stake of Navistar International Corporation Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Elected New President and Vice-President Pankaj Advani Became First Indian Cueist to Reach Betvictor Welsh Open Pro Snooker Series New PresidentContinue Reading
GK Today Quiz Contest .Answers with explanations ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION OF THE DAY asked on 4th December 1. In which of the following Oceans/ seas, lies the Sunda Trench? (B)Indian Ocean The Sunda Trench is formed along this boundary where the Indo-Australian and Eurasian Plates meet. The Sunda TrenchContinue Reading
INT-The 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Summit was held in Tehran No Mobile Connection to any Foreign Tourist for more than Three Months India beat Cameroon in Penalty Shoot-out to win Nehru Cup Football Tournament Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi took over as the new Indian Navy Chief USA slapped Sanctions onContinue Reading